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Dateline:
13th November, 2003
Arts Development - Musical Theatre
On 14 October the Culture, Media and Sport Committee
held an evidence session on the public support for musical theatre in
the light of recent difficulties facing the Bridewell Theatre in the
City of London - specialising in new musical theatre writing - and the
National Youth Music Theatre - specialising in new musical theatre talent.
The evidence taken by the Committee is now available on the Committee's
website:
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmselect/cmcumeds/uc1153-i/uc115301.htm
Written submissions, in the light of the discussions held on 14 October,
are invited from any interested organisation or individual by Wednesday
26 November. Submissions would be particularly useful if they tackled
any or all of the following issues:
- comparisons between support for the development of new musical theatre
writing here in the UK and the situation abroad, particularly in the
US;
- comparisons between the support available in the UK for the development
of new musical theatre writing and the support on offer for new dramatic
theatre writing;
- comparisons between the support for musical theatre and support
for opera within the wider 'music' theatre genre as defined by the
Arts Council;
- the significance of musical theatre as a genre (a) within the cultural
life of the UK; (b) in the regions specifically, and (c) within the
UK economy, directly and indirectly;
- the effectiveness of public support for musical theatre and the
relationship between the subsidised sector and the commercial sector;
- the significance of the Bridewell Theatre in the development of
new musical theatre writing and productions within the UK; the contribution
of other venues and organisations;
- the performance of the Bridewell Theatre in contributing to the
wider public policy objectives of the Arts Council and DCMS and as
a steward of the public funds it receives;
- the significance of the National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) within
musical theatre - as well as the wider educational scene - particularly
in enthusing and developing pre-professional musical theatre performers;
the contribution of other organisations to these goals; and
- the performance of the NYMT in meeting its own objectives, contributing
to the objectives of its public funders and as a steward of public
money.
The most recent related relevant work by the Committee was an inquiry
into Arts Development (proposals to redevelop the RSC and the South
Bank Centre; and the reform of the Arts Council) conducted in 2002 (see
Third Report of Session 2001-02, HC 489).
Contact
House of Commons Committee Office, 7 Millbank, SW1P 3JA
Tel: 020 7219 6188 (fax 2031) E-mail: cmscom@parliament.uk
Website: www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/culture__media_and_sport.cfm
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